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Leading by Example
Enviado por Paul Gibson
Nowadays there are so many books that claim to have the magic formula or magic business model for management. You name any type of business and there's likely to be a book that someone wrote about managing that type of business as if management depended on what type of business you were running. While it goes without saying that there are definitely differences in management styles, the basic concepts and management strategies are the same.
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Time for a New House? Not in Spain!
Enviado por Paul Gibson
Most young people here in Spain are torn between the eternal question, "Should I rent or should I buy?" with regards to buying or renting a house. Indeed, the question is by no means an open and shut case of ‘do's and ‘don't's.'
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15 comentarios
Trading Cities
Enviado por Paul Gibson
It's a wonderful, beautiful day. The sun is shining and it really seems like summer again. Traffic is noisy as hell and I'm running late for work. We're going to have to grab a taxi, otherwise the boss is going to be all over me today.
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20 comentarios
Avalanche of New Technologies
Enviado por Paul Gibson
The advances that have taken place in technological research that have caused this “avalanche of new devices� are really centered around or focused on data mining, drilling, and bandwidth. Data mining refers to the capability of software to “mine� through data, interpreting and transmitting data in different ways and codes. Most of these technologies are included in what they call “search engines.� You have inevitably heard of the most famous ones: Google, Yahoo, Askjeeves.com, etc.
Making the Sale
Enviado por Paul Gibson
“Thanks for shopping at Wesley's Wonder World of Sports� -
Normal sales techniques all involve bringing the customer “into your world� or “pulling them on to your turf,� or “bringing them over to your side,� which is when customers begin “to see things the way you do.� Some sales techniques focus on what “NOT� to do.
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4 comentarios
Globalisation
Enviado por Paul Gibson
Yes, the international business world is changing local and domestic economies to the point where it is hard to distinguish between the two. Even your local clothing store may be importing clothes from China, where manufacturing costs are lower and therefore profit margins are higher. Chances are the majority of the products you buy during the day are either produced, serviced or originated in a country that is halfway across the globe.
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2 comentarios
2 comentarios
“24� at Christmas
Enviado por Paul Gibson
The following scene takes place between the hours of 9:00 and 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 15
Annual Reports
Enviado por Paul Gibson
Well, we have to close all of our accounts…but we aren’t going out of business..at least not yet anyway! Yes, that’s right! You guessed it – it’s the end of the fiscal year..December 31st and we have to “balance� all our T accounts and close the books for the year.
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Sudoku!
Enviado por Paul Gibson
There is absolutely no room in my brain for any more numbers! And just in case you didn't have any more energy to count the cents in your pockets to pay the toll on your way to work… you get to spend your free time counting between 1 and 9...
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20 comentarios
20 comentarios
Who wants to be a millionaire?
Enviado por Paul Gibson
The sweeping craze seems to be endless…Originally created in 1998 by a team of three “marketing gurus� for promotional purposes, this English conglomerate has racked up its own “millions� for the past eight years in a row… So the question really is: "Qui sera millionnaire� or (" Koi iska da stane bogat") ("who wants to Be rich")?
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81 comentarios
¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Enviado por Paul Gibson
Seguro que ni te suenan los nombres de David Briggs, Steve Knight o Mike Whitehill [los creadores del concurso], pero, vivas donde vivas, por lo menos habrás oÃdo hablar de uno de los concursos televisivos más conocidos del milenio. ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? empezó a retransmitirse en el Reino Unido en 1998, estableciéndose en otros paÃses conforme aumentaba su popularidad.
Merger Mania
Enviado por Paul Gibson
How do you spell relief:
M-E-R-G-E-R-S?
Why are they so complicated? It seems like everyone these days is undergoing some kind of “merger� or “acquisition�. In order for mergers to make sense, we have to look at what's at stake for the acquiring company or merging companies.
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10 comentarios
Do You Have the Receipt?
Enviado por Paul Gibson
“Good morning, I'd like to return an item.�
- Sure, is this the item you would like to return? Is it broken or defective in any way?
“No. Nothing like that, it just doesn't fit me and the color is a bit drab.�
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2 comentarios
The Loan Ranger
Enviado por Paul Gibson
“Good afternoon. My name is Keith Richards. I am with the International Insurance Group. We would like to take two minutes of your time to tell you about the exciting new financial products our company is currently offering their clients.
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16 comentarios
16 comentarios
Is this Conversation Being Recorded?
Enviado por Paul Gibson
“Good evening, is Mr. John Otxotorena available?�
- This is John.
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
Enviado por Paul Gibson
99 bottles of beer on the wall…99 bottles of beer,
Take one down, pass it around,
98 bottles of beer on the wall!...
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16 comentarios
Secret, secret, I gotta secret!
Enviado por Paul Gibson
How do companies achieve success? The Power of the Press of course!
So you finally have your business plan laid out and you are ready to shoot for your daily, weekly and even monthly objectives. So what is holding you back…what is holding your business back? Some business gurus and even some amateurs may think the answer to all of life’s problems is money. But nothing could be further from the truth…
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8 comentarios
Early Retirement? Sounds like a scapegoat to me..
Enviado por Paul Gibson
Well, this week we are going to talk about some pretty “sensitive material.� My colleague, Dónal Thompson told me I should write something about retirement…and after thinking about it for 15 minutes,I came up with this…
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20 comentarios
20 comentarios
On the Fast-Track
Enviado por Paul Gibson
“One day I want to be Chairman, CEO, COO, CFO, CTO, General Manager, President and Executive Director of…�
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2 comentarios
WCC ... White-Collar Crime
Enviado por Paul Gibson
What did I do? I haven’t done anything wrong!
You’re under arrest, put your hands behind your back, and get up against the wall…. You have the right to remain silent, ….
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18 comentarios
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